Governing the Hollow State

Milward, H. Brinton; Provan, Keith G.

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jpart.a024273

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“…2 This is a term coined by Milward and Provan (2000). 3 Most of the information pertaining to data and measurement appeared in earlier publications based on the same data: Amirkhanyan (2009) and Amirkhanyan (2010).…”

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What is the Effect of Performance Measurement on Perceived Accountability Effectiveness in State and Local Government Contracts?

Amirkhanyan

2011

Public Performance & Management Review

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Designing and implementing performance measurement systems in public contracts is not an easy task. Little guidance has been available on which specific measures work better in producing certain managerial benefits. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of different performance measurement practices on accountability effectiveness in government contracts. The findings suggest that the overall scope of performance measurement has a positive impact on the government's ability to effectively manage contracts. More specifically, measuring costs, client impact, service timeliness and disruptions, as well as specifying the detailed processes for service delivery are associated with higher accountability effectiveness.On the other hand, evaluating quality, client satisfaction, and using informal monitoring techniques has a negative impact on perceived accountability effectiveness. The results of this study provide motivation for the contract managers to optimize performance monitoring and reduce transaction costs by relying on the measures that are more likely to improve contract implementation.

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What is the Effect of Performance Measurement on Perceived Accountability Effectiveness in State and Local Government Contracts?

Amirkhanyan

2011

Public Performance & Management Review

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“…In the face of these performance accountability challenges that are exacerbated by "imperfect" lines of control (Salamon 1989) and added links in the chain of funding and authority (Milward and Provan 2000), scholars of governance have questioned whether basic democratic values (e.g., representation) are discounted in third-party governance configurations, or alternatively, whether democratic institutions may be strengthened through the opening of new channels for citizen participation (Skelcher 2007). The findings of this case study of supplemental educational services do not suggest that the longer chains of delegation-from federal to state to local educational agencies and nongovernmental providers-have significantly eroded the government's capability to manage the delivery of these services or to achieve financial accountability.…”

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“…And based on his analysis of data from approximately 40 case studies of government changes from sole provider to competition in service delivery as well as to other "sourcing options," Gansler (2006) reports that regardless of the public service motives of government employees, monopoly conditions dampen incentives for innovation that lead to improved performance, while competition brings about better results at lower costs. Even Savas acknowledges, however, that outsourcing has likely reached its limits in terms of public services for which it is relatively straightforward to realize significant improvements in efficiency and effectiveness, and a growing number of researchers are identifying serious accountability and management "deficits" and important unresolved issues in the shift toward increased reliance on third-party agents for public services delivery (Salamon 1989;O'Toole 1997;Romzek 1998;Milward and Provan 2000;Pollitt and Bouckaert 2004;Frederickson and Frederickson 2006).…”

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Third-Party Governance under No Child Left Behind: Accountability and Performance Management Challenges

Heinrich

2009

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

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This study examines public management challenges faced by educational agencies that are required to set up a market for providing choice in supplemental educational services (SES) for students in underperforming schools and to hold nongovernmental providers accountable for their performance in increasing student achievement. The operations and performance of SES providers in a large urban school district, as well as how their performance in increasing student achievement relates to their market shares, is examined empirically and through qualitative information gathered through focus groups, interviews and student surveys. The study finds that SES provider market shares were not highly correlated with estimates of provider performance or other relevant vendor characteristics, and local educational agencies were not satisfied with their level of control over service quality and educational outcomes. Control over the flow of funds, which improved over time, was their primary lever for managing these third-party relationships.2

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“…According to O'Toole [47], the concept of governance emphasized understanding how well the multi-level character became an essential part of governance study. Other literature shows that the concept of governance is a broad one and is used in many ways (such as governance in a hollow state [48]; governance in the UN that more focuses in combating the shortcomings [49]; governing the commons as introduced by Ostrom [50]). Governance of climate change was introduced by Bulkeley et al [31] in her research.…”

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Incorporating Air Quality Improvement at a Local Level into Climate Policy in the Transport Sector: A Case Study in Bandung City, Indonesia

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Abstract:Climate policy has a strong influence on policy processes at national levels in Indonesia, while other policies with a focus on air quality improvement are being implemented at local levels. Indonesia as a developing country has committed to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 29 percent by the year 2030. This calls into question the extent to which cities and local governments can cope with the challenges of climate change mitigation. The purpose of the research is to find out the extent to which local air pollution reduction policies can contribute to the climate change mitigation program. The research design involved an empirical case study on governance and policy relevant to climate change efforts to lower GHG in Bandung City, Indonesia. The study evaluated the air quality improvement and the climate change mitigation programs using the actor-based framework of the Contextual Interaction Theory (CIT). The governance and stakeholder characteristic of climate change mitigation were also analysed using the structural context part of the CIT framework. The result shows that air quality improvement policy is implemented separately from climate policy; the latter operates at the national level and the former at the local level. By looking at the actor interaction analysis, the study concludes that a more holistic environmental policy approach would be more efficient at reducing local air pollution and contributing to the mitigation of climate change.

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Governing the Hollow State

Cited by 870 publications

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What is the Effect of Performance Measurement on Perceived Accountability Effectiveness in State and Local Government Contracts?

What is the Effect of Performance Measurement on Perceived Accountability Effectiveness in State and Local Government Contracts?

Third-Party Governance under No Child Left Behind: Accountability and Performance Management Challenges

Incorporating Air Quality Improvement at a Local Level into Climate Policy in the Transport Sector: A Case Study in Bandung City, Indonesia

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